Wesley Clark

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Wesley Clark is a retired U.S. Army general who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe and later became known for his role in the Kosovo conflict and his 2004 U.S. presidential campaign.

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instanceOf United States Army general
author
human
military officer
politician
almaMater United States Military Academy
announcedPresidentialCampaign 2003-09
authored A Time to Lead
Waging Modern War
Winning Modern Wars
boardMembership International Crisis Group
candidateInElection 2004 United States presidential election Democratic primaries
conflict Kosovo War
Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1944-12-23
degree Bachelor of Science
Master of Arts
education United States Military Academy at West Point
University of Oxford NERFINISHED
employer North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States Army
familyName Clark
fullName Wesley Kanne Clark
givenName Wesley
militaryAward Army Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze Star
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Purple Heart
Silver Star
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank General
notableEvent Kosovo War
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
notableWork leadership of NATO during the Kosovo War
numberOfChildren 1
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
politicalParty Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld Commander, United States Southern Command
Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command
Director of Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
scholarship Rhodes Scholar
serviceEnd 2000
serviceStart 1966
spouse Gertrude Kingston ("Gert") Clark
withdrewFromPresidentialRace 2004-02


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